ADOPTION NEWS-
Utah is a very pro-adoption state. In situations where the biological parents
are not married, a biological father must file with the State in order to
protect his rights. If he does not do
so, before a petition for adoption is filed, he will lose his rights as a
father and does not even need to be notified of the adoption much less consent
to it. These requirements have made out
of state mothers choose to come to Utah to give birth and then place the child
for adoption.
A statute recently signed into law by Governor Herbert, now
gives biological fathers more protection in these out of state cases. The law now requires a biological mother to
have lived in the State for at least 90 days or file information with the Court
about the biological father. If she
files the information with the Court, then the Court may order the mother to
notify the father, before she can put the baby up for adoption.
At Richards & Godfrey, P.C. we keep apprised of changes
in the law. Come in now for a free initial
consultation.
Have a look at the article here: Utah governor signs bill giving fathers new rights in adoption cases.
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